House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 1, 2023
- Committee actionMar 20, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6160.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6160, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a lifespan respite care program” on July 17, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60539
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6160, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-513 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 21, 2024 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/513
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6160, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOLINARO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 180, November 1, 2023, Page H5230):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 The single subject of this legislation is: Health careSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 1, 2023 ↗
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- 85 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6160, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
4 of 5 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Jeff Jackson (D-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marcus Molinaro.
- H.R. 670 (118th) Think Differently Database Act
- H.R. 6249 (118th) Think Differently About Emergencies Act
- H.R. 6248 (118th) Think Differently Transportation Act
- H.R. 4259 (118th) Think Differently about Education Act of 2023
- H.R. 3941 (118th) Schools Not Shelters Act
- H.R. 4668 (118th) POST IT Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.